Visio 2007 Bible
Chapter One
Getting Started with Visio
IN THIS CHAPTER
Discovering features new to
Visio 2007
Learning the basic concepts
behind Visio's power
Exploring the Visio interface
Humans are visual creatures, so it isn't surprising that we want to
visualize our ideas, designs, and final products and communicate
them graphically. In the past, high-quality presentations were the
work of professional graphic artists and illustrators, but with Visio 2007,
anyone can produce informative and attractive diagrams, drawings, and
models. Visio is so straightforward that you can use it to capture the fast-paced
output of brainstorming sessions or the frequent changes made to initial
designs. At the same time, Visio is powerful enough to develop
sophisticated models, and precise enough to document the details of existing
systems.
Visio 2007 jumpstarts your efforts with solutions designed specifically to
produce different types of diagrams. Visio templates set up your work environment
with menus of specialized tools, sets of predefined shapes, and
drawing settings ... read full excerpt from Visio 2007 Bible ebook
